HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 c239W
Mrs. Lait

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, in real terms, for each year since 1979(a) the total sums of money spent directly by his Department in Scotland and (b) the total sums of money allocated by his Department for spending in Scotland through (i) the Scottish Office, (ii) the Scotland Office and (iii) the Scottish Executive. [16184]

Mr. Hutton

Pursuant to the reply given to the hon. Member by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State (Mr. Milburn) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 275W, the information requested is not readily available. Public expenditure information by territory and function is available in the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2001–02 (Cm 5101) for the years 1995–96 to 1999–2000, and earlier years are available in previous PESA publications. Copies of these are available in the Library.